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title: Cato the Elder
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6421/cato-the-elder/
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updated: 2023-07-17
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# Cato the Elder

_Authored by Unknown Artist_

## Image File

[![Cato the Elder](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6421.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6421.png)

## Image Caption

The bust known as the '[Patrician](https://www.worldhistory.org/Patrician/) Torlonia' thought to represent the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) statesman [Cato the Elder](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cato_the_Elder/) (234-149 BCE), Marcus Portius Cato, also sometimes known as 'Cato the [Censor](https://www.worldhistory.org/censor/)'. (Torlonia Collection, [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/))

## Cite This Work

### APA
Artist, U. (2017, March 15). Cato the Elder. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6421/cato-the-elder/>
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "Cato the Elder." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 15, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6421/cato-the-elder/>.
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "Cato the Elder." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Mar 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6421/cato-the-elder/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marco_Porcio_Caton_Major.jpg) by [**Unknown Artist**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marco_Porcio_Caton_Major.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 15 March 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.